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Setup Guide

Complete ars-UI setup guide with every installation and configuration step.

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Requirements

Required addons and WeakAuras links.

Every addon and WeakAura name below is clickable.

Setup / Config

Setup / Config

Follow the steps in order. The required addons and WeakAuras block above is kept with all official links.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Chat Config Edit Mode Config Nameplates Config Raid Frames Config Addons Config Keybinding Config Macro Config SkillingBar Config WeakAuras Config

Step 1

Download the ars-UI zip file, then place the folders ars-monitor, ars-UI and ars-UI-addons_setting into:

World of Warcraft/classic/Interface/AddOns

Also download all addons listed in Addons and Other Requirements and place them in the same folder, except Clean-Icons-Mechagnome-Edition.

IMAGE : AddonsDirectory

Step 2

Place the Fonts folder into:

World of Warcraft/classic/

If a Fonts folder already exists, replace it.

IMAGE : Fonts

Step 3

Place the three folders Chat-Bubbles-Invisible, Chat-Bubbles-Small and Tooltips into:

World of Warcraft/classic/Interface
IMAGE : ChatPackDirectory

There are two possible configurations for chat bubbles:

  • Invisible background
  • Visible small background
IMAGE : invisible IMAGE : visible

By default, the setup uses the invisible background version.

If you want the visible background version, go into Chat-Bubbles-Small, copy the Tooltips folder, then paste and replace the one located in:

World of Warcraft/classic/Interface

Step 5

Connect to the game and make sure all addons are enabled.

Check the option to load out-of-date addons if necessary.

Then follow the next steps.

IMAGE : AddonsLoaded

Chat Config

Once in-game, open your chat settings menu.

IMAGE : Open settings IMAGE : ChatMenu

Reset the chat to default.

IMAGE : ChatDefault

Then open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars.

IMAGE : ArsMenu

Click on TchatConfig (important).

Wait for the reload.

Open the chat settings again.

IMAGE : ChatMenu

Configure tab M as shown in the image.

IMAGE : MConfig

Then configure tab H as shown.

IMAGE : HConfig

Do the same for tab W.

IMAGE : WConfig

Then tab L.

IMAGE : LConfig

And finally tab G.

IMAGE : GConfig

Last step for chat: go to tab G → Background menu and configure it as shown.

IMAGE : GBackground

Edit Mode Config

To install the ars-UI Edit Mode layout, open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars in-game.

Once the menu is open, click on the Edit Mode button.

After applying the layout, reload your interface to make sure everything is correctly updated.

IMAGE : Edit Mode config

Nameplates Config

Once in-game, open your nameplates settings menu.

Configure nameplates as shown in the video.

VIDEO : Nameplates

Raid Frames Config

Once in-game, open your raid frames settings menu.

Configure raid frames as shown.

IMAGE : Raid Frames

Addons Config

This section will configure all your addons in just a few clicks.

First, make sure once again that you have properly downloaded and installed all required addons and that they are enabled in-game.

Then open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars and click on the 4 windows: BigWigs, Skada, MRT, and Plater, then click reload.

Your addons should now be fully configured and ready to use.

IMAGE : AddonsConfig

Keybinding Config

⚠️ Warning: this setup will erase all of your current keybinds and recreate the default keybinding setup for ars-UI.

If you do not want to use this feature, do not follow this step.

Open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars, then click on UnbindAll, then BindAll, and reload your UI.

All keybindings are now applied.

If you want to edit the keybind file to apply your own bindings in one click, it is located at:

ars-UI/ars_main_config/ars_binding_profile.lua
IMAGE : KeybindSetup

Macro Config

⚠️ Warning: this setup will erase all of your current macros and recreate the default ars-UI macro setup for Rogues and Warriors only.

If you do not want to use this feature, do not follow this step.

Open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars, then click on DeleteMacro, then CreateMacroG, then:

  • If you are playing a Rogue → click RogueMacro.
  • If you are playing a Warrior → click WarMacro.

After that, reload your UI.

All your macros are now created.

If you want to edit the macro file to apply your own macros in one click, it is located at:

ars-UI/ars_main_config/ars_macro.lua

⚠️ Warning: you need to check this file and find the mount macros, then replace them with the correct name of the mount you are using if you want them to work properly.

There are currently two keybinds assigned to mounts and two macros linked to them.

IMAGE : MacroSetup IMAGE : MacroSetup

SkillingBar Config

If you followed the previous two steps and want to use the full ars-UI configuration, this section will place all previously created spells and macros into the correct action bars with the correct keybinds.

⚠️ Warning: this will completely clear your action bars and fill them again.

Do not follow this step if you are not sure about what you are doing.

Open the ars-UI menu by typing /ars, then click on CleanActionBar, then select your class and your current spec, and click reload.

Your spells and macros are now placed in your action bars and ready to use.

You will need to repeat this process if you change spec by selecting the correct one each time.

If you want to edit the skillingbar file to apply your own setup in one click, it is located at:

ars-UI/ars_main_config/ars_skillingbar.lua
IMAGE : SkillingBarSetup